I just saw something today on the UCLA website about visas that worried me a bit. It said that after your degree and a year of practical training, you have 60 days to leave the US. Does that mean you have to leave even if you have a job? Or if you get a job (and presumably a work visa / green card) does that requirement to leave just vanish?

I just saw something today on the UCLA website about visas that worried me a bit. It said that after your degree and a year of practical training, you have 60 days to leave the US. Does that mean you have to leave even if you have a job? Or if you get a job (and presumably a work visa / green card) does that requirement to leave just vanish?

If you have a job, then you don't have to worry. However, if you're a Canadian citizen and not a US citizen, then you need to get your NAFTA visa so you can work in the US. That expires yearly.

The 60 days is an "evacuation" period. That means that, once your time's up, they'll give you 60 days to pack all your *&^% and get the hell out of their country. After that, you go to jail or get shipped out whether your stuff is still in the States or not.

I just saw something today on the UCLA website about visas that worried me a bit. It said that after your degree and a year of practical training, you have 60 days to leave the US. Does that mean you have to leave even if you have a job? Or if you get a job (and presumably a work visa / green card) does that requirement to leave just vanish?

If you have a job, then you don't have to worry. However, if you're a Canadian citizen and not a US citizen, then you need to get your NAFTA visa so you can work in the US. That expires yearly.

The 60 days is an "evacuation" period. That means that, once your time's up, they'll give you 60 days to pack all your sh*t and get the hell out of their country. After that, you go to jail or get shipped out whether your stuff is still in the States or not.

That sounds ridiculously more scary than it really is. I mean, as a Canadian citizen, I can pack all my *&^% up, go back to Canada, and come back to the US the next day no? I guess it'll be more important for us to find a job quickly after graduation.